Mixing Big Angels - Let's Discuss

[Cervial]

I've done so in multiple aquariums that I'm currently caring for. I've got the following in a tank:

Passer/King Angel
Blue Angel (so basically a Queen!)
French Angel
Blueface Angel
Emperor Angel
Scribbled Angel
Asfur Angel

The Tank is an 1,100 gallon fish only w/ a coral insert. I feed the tank frozen twice a day mixed with wafers, two full sheets of Nori on "nibblers", and I like to include something like whole cockle that can keep them occupied. Feeding heavily is important to limiting aggression

I highly recommend adding all of the angels simultaneously. If you can't, add them in multiples at the very least. Passer and the French are the two most aggressive with other angels but only chasing. The others will pick at other species. The blue will get mad at the rabbits in the tank. Haha

If you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way!

 

[Zach136378]

I have been wondering for a long time why do people pick the blue queen more than a queen angel. From what I have seen blue angels are much less colorful than queens.

 

[Cervial]

I have been wondering for a long time why do people pick the blue queen more than a queen angel. From what I have seen blue angels are much less colorful than queens.

Availability and size. I needed 6"+ fish and couldn't find Queens that large for about a three month period. It's close enough and honestly I don't find Queens to be that impressive in general. I don't really even like large fish but my clients do! Ha

Here are photos and a video of the tank. The Blues are ironically just a bit less blue than the Queens.
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[Zach136378]

Dammm that tank is amazing. That blue queen is nice but tbh the queens are amazing. Next one I find I am getting. I saw a juvenile queen a few weeks ago but didn’t want it to get eaten by my shark. Blue queens are also a bit more cheap so I may try one

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Old pics of my angel and butterfly heavy tank. Distraction is the key. They'll set up a pecking order for sure, and allowing hiding spots and enough "subordinates" will make things work. In my epxerience.

 

[Gudhjem]

I have a 225g with:

Queen
Emperor
3 x watanabi
flame

There were introduced at about the same time and have lived together for 10 years. A blue tang, a couple yellow tangs, and a moorish idol have been with them all along as well.

There's pecking order, that's actually changed a bit over the years, but they all seem to do well.

 

[Zach136378]

Absolute gorgeous tank here is mine passer being alright now with Koran angel. Maybe going to find an emperor this week

 

[Zach136378]

This is a 180 gallon. Yes I know quite a few of the fish like the shark will outgrow but getting a big enough tank soon

 

[NC2WA]

I've done so in multiple aquariums that I'm currently caring for. I've got the following in a tank:

Passer/King Angel
Blue Angel (so basically a Queen!)
French Angel
Blueface Angel
Emperor Angel
Scribbled Angel
Asfur Angel

The Tank is an 1,100 gallon fish only w/ a coral insert. I feed the tank frozen twice a day mixed with wafers, two full sheets of Nori on "nibblers", and I like to include something like whole cockle that can keep them occupied. Feeding heavily is important to limiting aggression

I highly recommend adding all of the angels simultaneously. If you can't, add them in multiples at the very least. Passer and the French are the two most aggressive with other angels but only chasing. The others will pick at other species. The blue will get mad at the rabbits in the tank. Haha

If you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way!

I have a 400 gallon tank that I am slowly restocking. Along the the wrasses and tangs I will have, I plan on adding multiple angelfish (emperor, blueface, majestic, flame, flagfin).

I have not considered the queen angel as I don't know if it would be OK in my selection of angels.

Also, all the reading I have done on the flagfin says only 1 per tank, but could I get away with two?

Any thoughts? I love to hear them.
thanks
Kirk

 

[Spartan76]

Jmaneyapanda - is that a clarion angel in your system?!?

 

[DCR]

Jmaneyapanda - is that a clarion angel in your system?!?

Also looks like a Tinkers butterfly. He did say it was an old picture.